＃田辺 聖子 ＃おちくぼ姫 ﾀﾅﾍﾞｾｲｺ | Seiko Tanabe :9784041314234

**"Conveyed the heart of Osaka"**

Seiko Tanabe was a Japanese novelist and essayist. She was a Person of Cultural Merit, a recipient of the Order of Culture, and was accorded the Junior Third Rank. She also served on the selection committee for the 50th Akutagawa Prize and the Naoki Prize, and became a darling of young female writers with her work "Sentimental Journey."

Her career as a novelist began in the 1950s, and she entered into serious writing after winning the Osaka Citizen's Literary Prize for "Niji." While she excelled at romance novels and dialect literature, she felt constrained by her position as a winner of the Akutagawa Prize, an award for pure literature. Later, she shifted her focus to popular novels and expanded her scope to include historical fiction, winning the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize for "Hinekure Issa."

The morning television drama series "Imo Tako Nankin," based on her essays, was broadcast in 2006. Subsequently, reading plays based on her works and a literary museum within a library were established. In addition to being awarded the Order of Culture, she serialized the "Kamoka Series," known for its essays, until 2019, which became a popular series in Weekly Bunshun.

She was with her husband, Sumio Kawano, for 36 years until his passing in 2002. She experienced the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and published a book summarizing her experiences, "Nangi Yakedo... Watashi no Shinsai-ki" (It Was Tough... My Earthquake Record). She was also an avid collector of Snoopy merchandise and served as a director of the Japan Cultural Association.

**Q&A**

Q: What was she known for?

A: A Person of Cultural Merit and recipient of the Order of Culture.

Q: What are her famous works?

A: "Sentimental Journey" and "Hinekure Issa" are her representative works, and she became a darling of young female writers.

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English Summary

**"Conveyed the heart of Osaka"**

Seiko Tanabe is a Japanese novelist and essayist. He is a person of cultural merit, a recipient of the Order of Culture, and was awarded the rank of Junior Third Rank. She also served on the selection committee for the 50th Akutagawa Prize and the Naoki Prize, and became a darling of young female writers with her work ``Sentimental Journey.''

He began his career as a novelist in the 1950s, and began his career in earnest after winning the Osaka Civic Literature Award for ``Niji.'' Although he was good at romance novels and dialect literature, he felt shackled by his position as the winner of the Akutagawa Prize, an award for pure literature. Later, he shifted his focus to popular novels and expanded his career to include historical novels, winning the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Award for ``Twisted Issa.''

A morning TV drama series called ``Imo Tako Nankin'' based on the essays was broadcast in 2006, and since then reading dramas based on the works and a literature museum in the library have been opened. In addition to being awarded the Order of Culture, by 2019 he was serializing the ``Kamoka Series,'' which is known for his essays, and became a popular series in Weekly Bunshun.

Even after her husband Sumio Kawano passed away in 2002, they were together for 36 years. He experienced the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and published a book summarizing his experience, ``Nangi Yabut...My Story of the Earthquake''. He is also a lover of Snoopy goods and served as a director of the Japan Cultural Association.

**Q&A**

Q: What did you do?

Person of Cultural Merit and recipient of the Order of Culture.

Q: What are your famous works?

``Sentimental Journey'' and ``Twisted Issa'' became her masterpieces, and she became a darling of young female writers.

Wikipedia:田辺聖子